Non-refillable bottle.



0. JOHNSON. NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNI: s, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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coLuMm/I PLANOGRMM co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES BARN OFFICE..

OLAF JOHNSON, OF NEWYORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES G. WILLS,OF RICHMOND HILL, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OLAF JOHNSON, a subject of the King of Norway,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Reillable Bottles, ofwhich the following is a specication.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements innon-reillable bottles, and has for its objects gener'- ally to provide adevice of this character the parts of which are simple in construction,easy to assemble, and comparatively cheap to manufacture.

@ne of the characteristic features of the present invention is theprovision of a nonreillable bottle, the neck of which is made separatefrom the body of the bottle, and which neck contains within it all thevalvemechanism employed to prevent refilling of i the bottle, meansbeing provided to connect the neck with the bottlebody in such manner asto prevent undetected separation of the neck from the bottle and thereuse of the latter by unauthorized persons, but which neck may beremoved by those in authority to permit refilling of the bottle, thusenabling either the neck or the bottle, or both, to be used over andover again, it being understood that the bottle-proper may be refilledonly after the neck has been removed.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a structure of thecharacter described wherein the parts comprising the non-refillingvalve-mechanism may be easily and quickly assembled in position withinthe separately formed neck, and before the latter is attached to thebody, thus greatly facilitating and lessening the cost of manufacture.

With the above objects in view the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedin detail and then more defie nitely pointed out in the claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinvention I will now proceed to describe the same in detail referencebeing made for this purpose to the ac companying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a portion of a bott-le made inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bottleneck, the stopper being removed.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led .Tune 8, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Serial No. 702,602.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the bottle neck removed from the bottle-body.Fig. 4; is an elevation of the valve-guard. Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection taken through the neck on t-he line 5-5 of Fig. l. Fig. 6 is asection similar to Fig. l, showing the position of the valve and itsplunger when the bottle is tipped for pouring its contents.

Referring to the drawings the reference numeral l indicates the bottleVproper or body receptacle which in the instance shown is contracted atits upper portion as at 2, the said contracted upper portion having arelatively broad annular seating face 3 for a purpose presently toappear.

The reference numeral 4t designates the neck of the bottle which is madeseparate from the body receptacle, and has its lower end sea-ted uponthe annular seating face 3, the said neck being permanently secured tothe body receptacle by means of a breakable met-al band 5, which bandembraces portions of the body receptacle and neck respectively, the saidportions of the receptacle and neck being provided with annular beads orribs 6, as shown, whereby the clamping band 5 will more readily securethe parts together. The clamping band 5 is pressed or spun about thebody receptacle and neck after the parts are assembled, and the neckcannot, therefore, be removed from the bottle except by breaking theband, which latter is preferably provided with a suitable trade-mark orname, so that if an attempt is made to refill the bottle by someunauthorized person, after it has once been emptied, by removing theband and neck and substituting therefor a new band not bearing thetrademark or name, the fact that the bottle has been refilled will bereadily detected.

One of the characteristic features of the present invention is theprovision of a neck that is formed entirely separate from the bodyreceptacle, the said neck carrying all the valve means for preventingrefilling of the bottle, and the construction and arrangement being suchthat all the parts of the valve mechanism may be readily assembled ornested within the neck prior to attaching the same to the bodyreceptacle, means being provided for permanently attaching the neck tothe body receptacle, but which means, shown in the present instance as ametal band embracing portions of the neck and body receptacle, may beremovedV ceptacle.

The neck 4 is provided at its upper end wit-h a tapered stopper opening8 at the base of which there is formed a transverse part-ition or wall 9provided with outlet openings 10 through which the liquid passes fromthe bottle. The tapered opening in the upper end of the neck is closedby means of a readily removable stopper 11 preferably formed of glassand provided with a cork or other facing 12. The neck 4 at its lower endis provided with an internal annular shoulder 13, and nested within theneck, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, there is located a tubular guard14 closed at its upper end and provided at its lower end with an annularenlargementor projection 15, one wall 16 of which seats against the saidinternal shoulder of the neck, and the lower edge of which may seatagainstthe annular seating face 3 of the body receptacle. The said guardis provided near its lower end with an annular series of outlet openings17 and near its upper end said guard is provided with a vent opening 18for a purpose presently to be explained.

Seated or nested within the enlarged lower end of the tubular guard is avalve-seat, shown in the present instance as having the form of anannulus 19, the lower face of which seats upon the annular face 3 of thebody receptacle, and depending from the under face of the saidvalve-seat is an annu lar rib or projection 20 which closely ts withinthe opening in the upper end of the body receptacle, the said annularrib serving to properly center the neck when the parts are beingassembled and serving also to prevent lateral displacement of the neckrelatively to the body receptacle. A packing gasket 21 of cork, rubberor other material is interposed between the seating face 3 of the upperend of the body receptacle and the abutting faces of the annulus 19, thelower edge of the part 15 of the guard, and the lower end of the bottleneck, in order to effect a fluid tight closure.

Arranged within the tubular guard 14 and normally cooperating wit-h thesaid valve seat is the ball valve 22, which is preferably made hollow,as shown, although a solid ball may be provided in some instances, andnormally resting upon the said ball valve and movable'freely within theguard, is a cylindrical plunger 23, the lower portion of which, when theparts are in normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, will close the outletopenings 15 in the tubular guard, thus serving to prevent raising of thevalve from its seat by a suction action exerted upon the .open mouth ofthe neck, it being understood that many of the so-called nonrefillablebottles may be readily refilled by a suction action on the mouth of thebottle, which results in lifting the valve from its seat, and thuspermitting refilling. When the bottle is tilted to pour the contentstherefrom the plunger and the valve will assume the position illustratedin Fig. 6, the vent opening 18 in the guard permitting the plunger toymove slowly with a cushioning effect into the upper end of the guard,and the ball valve passing beyond the outlet openings 15 in thev guard,thus permitting the liquid from the bottle to flow through said outlets,into the annular chamber around the guard, and out through the openings10 in the partition formed in the upper end of the neck, the directionof flow of the liquid being indicated by the arrows in Fig. 6. By makingthe ball valve hollow in the manner indicated if an attempt is made tofill the bottle while it is inverted or inclined, as soon as the liquidenters the neck sufficiently to fill the guard, the ball will float toits seat and thus prevent filling of the bottle in the manner stated.

By the construction herein shown and described I provide anon-refillable bottle, the neck of which is made separate from the bodyreceptacle, and the valve mechanism of which is carried wholly by theneck, thus the several parts comprising the said valve mechanism may bereadily assembled or nested in the neck and the neck afterward attachedto the bottle, with little or no inconvenience, as compared to thosestructures wherein the valve mechanism is inserted and secured into abottle neckL that is formed as an integral part of the body proper.Furthermore by the present construction, wherein the neck of the bottlecontains all of the valve mechanism, the said neck and its associatedparts may be used over and over again, and where a small premium isoffered for the return of the necks separately or the whole bottle, tothe original bot-tier, a great saving will result. When the empties arereturned to the original bottler he can remove the neck by breaking theclamping band, refill the bottle, and then reapply the neck, placing anew clamping band around the same, and thus the initial cost of thebottle with its non-relling mechanism will be of no very greatconsideration, `as compared to those structures where it is impossibleto use the bottle after it has once been emptied of its contents.y

What I claim is 1. A bottle comprising a body-.receptacle having acontracted upper portion provided with an annular seating face, aseparately yformed neck having its lower end resting upon said seatingface, said neck having an internal shoulder at its lower end, aremovable band embracing the neck and body to hold the parts intact, atubular guard located within the neck and having an enlarged lower endabutting said shoulder, said guard provided with outlet openings nearits lower end, a valve-seat comprising an annulus fitted in the saidenlarged end of the guard and resting upon the annular seating face ofthe body receptacle, a ball-valve normally resting upon the valve-seatand a plunger freely movable in the guard and normally resting upon thevalve.

2. A bottle comprising a body-proper and a separate neck, removablemeans embracing the neck and body respectively to hold the parts intact,an internal shoulder formed in the lower end of the neck, a tubularguard located within the neck and having an enlarged lower end restingagainst said shoulder said guard provided with outlet'openings, avalve-seat fitted in the said enlarged end of the guard, a ballvalvenormally resting upon the valve-seat and a plunger freely movable in theguard and normally resting on the valve.

3. A bottle comprising a body-receptacle having an annular seating faceat its upper end, a separately formed neck having an internal shouldernear its lower end, a tubular guard nested within the neck and having anannular enlargement at its lower end seated against said shoulder, saidguard having outlet openings, a valve-seat comprising an annulus nestedin the enlarged lower end of said guard, said annulus seating upon theannular seating face of the body receptacle, a ball-valve within theguard cooperating with said valve-seat, and an encircling band forremovably attaching the neck to the body-receptacle.

4. A bottle comprising a body-receptacle having an annular seating faceat its upper end, a separately formed neck having an internal shouldernear its lower end, a separately formed tubular guard nested within theneck and having an annular projection at its lower end seated againstsaid shoulder, said guard having outlet openings near its lower end anda vent orilice at its upper end, a valve seat comprising an annulusnested within the lower end of said guard, said annulus resting upon theannular seating face of the body-receptacle, a ball valve within theguard cooperating with said valve-seat, a plunger freely movable in theguard and normally resting on said valve, and means for removablyattaching the neck to the body-receptacle.

5. A bottle comprising a body-receptacle having an annular seating faceat its upper end, a separately formed neck having an internal shouldernear its lower end and provided with a perforated partition near itsupper end and a stopper cavity above said partition, a separately formedtubular guard nested within the neck and having an annular projection atits lower end seated against said shoulder, said guard having outletopenings near its lower end and a vent opening at its upper end, avalve-seat comprising an annulus nested within the lower end of saidguard, said annulus resting upon the annular seating face of the bodyreceptacle, a ball valve within the guard cooperating with saidvalve-seat, a plunger' `freely movable within the guard and normallyresting on said valve, and means for removably attaching the neck to thebody receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit nesses.

OLAF` JOHNSON.

itnesses J. GRANVILLE Maynas, J AMES Gr. WILLs.

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